I bought my son who has come back from Maryland to ski the Korte a pair of 150cm 70% Wingets, $40 with free Amazon Prime shipping. He was on 145's but he's grown in the last year. The handles have identical plastic mold marks when compared to my Rossi's. The cork insert looks like it is coarser grained. The straps are actually nice although the stitching is also a bit coarser and the strap from the ski not extending as far down into the hand strap. But with, to my mind, it has a more comfortable fit. As a plus they came in the large size, unlike the mediums on my Rossis which make them unusable when I wear heavyweight gloves in cold weather. The shafts seem quite stiff, certainly stiffer than either of our price point Rossi and One Way poles. Cosmetically the shafts are underwhelming, very Chinese industrial esthetic. Durability? Ask me after Friday.

They worked well. Came through the Korte in one piece, the baskets and handles no worse for wear. Why the 70% vs 100%. Durability was a concern; fiberglass handles lateral stresses much better than carbon fibers. Plus, 20 bucks ($39 vs $59) saved is over 30% of the final cost. Why spend more on an untested product than you have to. The savings in weight was minimal, the 100% being only 7% lighter.